The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-05
ty report was industriously circulated that a
States Attorney for Baltimore county had i

States Attorney for Baltimore county had i'm
properly stetted very large number of cases,
whereby great amount of costs had been en-
tailed upon the taxpayers of the county. 1t was
also charged that large proportion of cases so
stetted were liquor cases, and an effort was made
to convince the people eff the county that l was in
alliance with the liquor trade. These charges
were made to such extent that prominent
Democrat, who was opposed to my re. nomination,
but who is now heartily supporting the regular
Democratic ticket, accrediting these reports and
believing that thousands of dollars of the peoples
money had been wasted by system of improper
stets, employed member of the bar to make
copy of my record in this particular for publica-
ton. The copy was made and delivered to him.
A consultation was then had between himself and
number of other gentlemen as to the proprety
of publishing this document, and upon examina-
ton of the paper it determined that these
ports were grossly exaggerated and untrue; that
my record was such that no exception could be
taken to it, and that it would be an unjust thing
to attempt by this publication to defeat my re-
nomination. 1t is now sought by revival of
these unjust and unfounded charges to defeat my
election. 1t is stated that have mol pressed and
stetted 116 liquor cases. say to you, my fellow
citizens that every one of the cases mol pressed
and stetted by me were so disposed of in open
court and that such disposition of them
proper and IN the interest OF justice ana OF the
taxpayers of Baltimore county. A large proper
ton of them were stetted upon the payment Of
the costs. Some cases where the evidence
was insufficient to convict, where the witnesses
could not be found; others where the party in
dicted had been tried ON other indictments for
violating the liquor laws and sent to Jail and his
license suppressed by the judgment of the court,
and all were cases where, in the best judgment of
the States officer, other disposition would have
been proper. 1t is said that by so disposing of
these cases the taxpayers were subjected to the
expense of $500 in costs. I say that if had not
disposed of these cases in the manner 1 did, but
had insisted upon the trial of them when 1 knew
that no conviction could be had, or where one
ought not to be had, I would have consumed
probably three times that amount Of costs on un-
necessary trials and would have been guilty of
great injustice alike to the party indicted and to
the taxpayers of the county.
During my term of office have disposed OF
nearly fifteen hundred cases. My record is open
to the inspection of all men, and say now, as l
said at the inaugural meeting of the campaign
held at the Court House, if had it in my power
to do I would not alter my record in any single
particular say this not because think the
record is perfect, but because it represents my
best thoughts and honest endeavor, carefully,
faithfully and impartially to do my whole duty to
the people. Very respectfully,
N. CHARLES BURKE.
Nov. Sit.